Boozman Bulletin: Rolling Back Regulations

Senator John Boozman2017-02-23 11:22:09

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Boozman Bulletin: Rolling Back Regulations
President Ronald Reagan delivered one of the best lines on how an
effective government should operate during his first inaugural address.
Standing on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, he told the American people
the way to fix Washington was to make government "work with us, not
over us; to stand by our side, not ride our back."
Regulations that protect consumers, borrowers and the environment
improve the quality of life for all Americans. They ensure we have safe
food to eat, access to credit at fair rates and clean air to breathe.
When agencies overregulate, the rights of law-abiding Americans are
ignored and our economic growth comes to a grinding halt. Overbearing,
excessive regulations take farmers away from tending to their crops,
slow the lines at manufacturing plants and sap resources that could
otherwise be put toward hiring more Americans. Someone who normally
would be doing work that creates revenue is taken off task for a
considerable amount of time to fill out burdensome paperwork.
Overregulation became the norm during President Obama's administration.
Under his direction, agencies issued regulations at such a rapid pace
that the New York Times dubbed him the "Regulator-in-Chief."
Congress has been moving quickly to deliver on its promise to reverse
ill-advised and economically damaging Obama-era regulations by using
the powers granted to the Senate and the House of Representatives
through the Congressional Review Act. This law allows Congress to
overturn any new regulation, within sixty days of its submission, with
a joint resolution of disapproval.
So far, the Senate has passed resolutions of disapproval to eliminate
misguided regulations that:
* threatened thousands of American coal workers' jobs;
* placed unreasonable compliance burdens on our energy sector;
and
* potentially deprived seniors and disabled Americans of their
Second Amendment rights without due process.
Confirming Cabinet members is another important step that the Senate
will play in this process. The new administration shares this view of
overregulation and is putting forth nominees who will work to support
our efforts to address it.
Our system of government grants the executive branch the ability to
make regulations. In doing so, we entrust agency officials with the
responsibility of making sensible rules that do not encroach on our
freedoms. When regulations go too far, Congress has a responsibility to
protect the rights of the American people. We've taken the first steps
of many to roll back regulations and I look forward to working with my
colleagues and the White House moving forward.
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Quick Takes:
* Let's Talk: I regularly host telephone town halls from my
Washington, DC office. These events allow me to reach thousands of
Arkansans in a live, interactive town hall meeting conducted over the
telephone at the touch of a button. This is a convenient way to talk
with Arkansans about issues important to families, businesses and the
future of our country. I find that telephone town halls are a great way
to engage with Arkansans while voting in Washington. I look forward to
our next telephone town hall on Monday, February 27. Click here to
provide me with your information so we can call you
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* Repeal and Replace: Obamacare drives up health care costs,
busts our budget, stifles job growth and raises taxes on hardworking
Arkansans. I voted against passage of Obamacare and have fought to
repeal the law for the past six years. While the Senate has already
taken steps toward repealing the law this year
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the Trump administration to provide relief for Arkansans. I look
forward to working with my colleagues and the White House to replace
Obamacare with sensible solutions that give states more flexibility and
Americans more options
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* Confirmation Process: The President deserves a fully
functioning Cabinet to provide him with the information and guidance he
needs, and deserves, to carry out the work he was elected to do.
Unfortunately, we've experienced historic levels of obstruction for
Cabinet confirmation
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than a month in office, several Cabinet secretaries have yet to be
confirmed. In comparison, on day one of President Obama's term, the
Senate confirmed seven nominees and nearly all were in place within two
weeks.
* Voice for Arkansas Agriculture: As a member of the Senate Ag
Committee, I have a unique role to improve opportunities for Arkansas
farmers and ranchers. I was pleased to meet with the nominee for
Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, former Georgia
Governor Sonny Perdue
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the importance of agriculture to our state and the hurdles our
producers face in providing a safe and abundant food supply that helps
feed the world. We discussed the need to ensure the farm safety net
works for Arkansas and all regions of the country as we begin crafting
the next farm bill and the important opportunity Arkansas's farmers and
ranchers have in the Cuban marketplace
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* Oversight Needed: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
(CFPB) is a rogue agency with no accountability to the American people.
That's why I helped introduce legislation that would provide Congress
oversight of this agency
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appropriations process.
* Protecting Affordability: I've heard from lot of Arkansans who
rely on Rhea Lana events to buy affordable children's clothes,
furniture and toys. Unfortunately, an unnecessary and burdensome
Department of Labor regulation is unfairly targeting this business
model and threatening to prevent events like this from continuing.
That's why I joined Senator Tom Cotton and Congressman French Hill to
introduce commonsense legislation that preserves this innovative
business model for consignment events
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save money on items children quickly outgrow.
* Internships: My office is accepting applications for summer
interns. Encourage college students who you know to learn more about
this opportunity here
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Boozman
Bulletin:
Rolling
Back
Regulations

President
Ronald
Reagan
delivered
one
of
the
best
lines
on
how
an
effective
government
should
operate
during
his
first
inaugural
address.
Standing
on
the
steps
of
the
U.S.
Capitol,
he
told
the
American
people
the
way
to
fix
Washington
was
to
make
government
“work
with
us,
not
over
us;
to
stand
by
our
side,
not
ride
our
back.”

Regulations
that
protect
consumers,
borrowers
and
the
environment
improve
the
quality
of
life
for
all
Americans.
They
ensure
we
have
safe
food
to
eat,
access
to
credit
at
fair
rates
and
clean
air
to
breathe.

When
agencies
overregulate,
the
rights
of
law-abiding
Americans
are
ignored
and
our
economic
growth
comes
to
a
grinding
halt.
Overbearing,
excessive
regulations
take
farmers
away
from
tending
to
their
crops,
slow
the
lines
at
manufacturing
plants
and
sap
resources
that
could
otherwise
be
put
toward
hiring
more
Americans.
Someone
who
normally
would
be
doing
work
that
creates
revenue
is
taken
off
task
for
a
considerable
amount
of
time
to
fill
out
burdensome
paperwork.

Overregulation
became
the
norm
during
President
Obama’s
administration.
Under
his
direction,
agencies
issued
regulations
at
such
a
rapid
pace
that
the
New
York
Times
dubbed
him
the
“Regulator-in-Chief.”

Congress
has
been
moving
quickly
to
deliver
on
its
promise
to
reverse
ill-advised
and
economically
damaging
Obama-era
regulations
by
using
the
powers
granted
to
the
Senate
and
the
House
of
Representatives
through
the
Congressional
Review
Act.
This
law
allows
Congress
to
overturn
any
new
regulation,
within
sixty
days
of
its
submission,
with
a
joint
resolution
of
disapproval.

So
far,
the
Senate
has
passed
resolutions
of
disapproval
to
eliminate
misguided
regulations
that:

threatened
thousands
of
American
coal
workers’
jobs;

placed
unreasonable
compliance
burdens
on
our
energy
sector;
and

potentially
deprived
seniors
and
disabled
Americans
of
their
Second
Amendment
rights
without
due
process.

Confirming
Cabinet
members
is
another
important
step
that
the
Senate
will
play
in
this
process. The
new
administration
shares
this
view
of
overregulation
and
is
putting
forth
nominees
who
will
work
to
support
our
efforts
to
address
it.

Our
system
of
government
grants
the
executive
branch
the
ability
to
make
regulations.
In
doing
so,
we
entrust
agency
officials
with
the
responsibility
of
making
sensible
rules
that
do
not
encroach
on
our
freedoms.
When
regulations
go
too
far,
Congress
has
a
responsibility
to
protect
the
rights
of
the
American
people.
We’ve
taken
the
first
steps
of
many
to
roll
back
regulations
and
I
look
forward
to
working
with
my
colleagues
and
the
White
House
moving
forward.

Quick
Takes:

Let’s
Talk: I
regularly
host
telephone
town
halls
from
my
Washington,
DC
office.
These
events
allow
me
to
reach
thousands
of
Arkansans
in
a
live,
interactive
town
hall
meeting
conducted
over
the
telephone
at
the
touch
of
a
button.
This
is
a
convenient
way
to
talk
with
Arkansans
about
issues
important
to
families,
businesses
and
the
future
of
our
country.
I
find
that
telephone
town
halls
are
a
great
way
to
engage
with
Arkansans
while
voting
in
Washington.
I
look
forward
to
our
next
telephone
town
hall
on
Monday,
February
27. Click
here
to
provide
me
with
your
information
so
we
can
call
you.

Confirmation
Process: The
President
deserves
a fully
functioning
Cabinet
to
provide
him
with
the
information
and
guidance
he
needs,
and
deserves,
to
carry
out
the
work
he
was
elected
to
do.
Unfortunately, we’ve
experienced
historic
levels
of
obstruction
for
Cabinet
confirmation.
After
more
than
a
month
in
office,
several
Cabinet
secretaries
have
yet
to
be
confirmed.
In
comparison,
on
day
one
of
President
Obama’s
term,
the
Senate
confirmed
seven
nominees
and
nearly
all
were
in
place
within
two
weeks.

Protecting
Affordability: I’ve
heard
from lot
of
Arkansans
who
rely
on
Rhea
Lana
events
to
buy
affordable
children's
clothes,
furniture
and
toys.
Unfortunately,
an
unnecessary
and
burdensome
Department
of
Labor
regulation
is
unfairly
targeting
this
business
model
and
threatening
to
prevent
events
like
this
from
continuing.
That's
why
I
joined
Senator
Tom
Cotton
and
Congressman
French
Hill
to introduce
commonsense
legislation
that
preserves
this
innovative
business
model
for
consignment
events
and
protects
parents
from
unfair
federal
regulations
that
limit
their
ability
to
save
money
on
items
children
quickly
outgrow.